*/ 

    public InetAddress getInetAddress() throws UnknownHostException {
        return InetAddress.getByName( getHostAddress() );
    }

/** 
 * Returns this IP adress as a {@link java.lang.String} in the form "%d.%d.%d.%d".
 */ 

    public String getHostAddress() {    
        return (( address >>> 24 ) & 0xFF ) + "." +
            (( address >>> 16 ) & 0xFF ) + "." +

        this.isPermanent = isPermanent;
        this.macAddress = macAddress;
        this.isDataFromNodeStatus = true;
    }


    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     *
     * @see jcifs.Address#unwrap(java.lang.Class)
     */
    @SuppressWarnings ( "unchecked" )
    @Override
    public <T extends Address> T unwrap ( Class<T> type ) {
        if ( type.isAssignableFrom(this.getClass()) ) {
            return (T) this;